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CBFC Draws Ire for Censoring Movie on Amartya Sen

'The CBFC has told filmmaker Suman Ghosh to bleep out words - the board thinks are controversial - like “Cow”, “Hindu India” and “Hindutva view of India”. Even as Ghosh has expressed his inability to do the same, the filmmaker is waiting for a written communication on the changes suggested by the board, according to reports. The film board’s scrutinizing the filmmaker and the subject of the film has drawn criticism from politicians, actors and civil society claiming that the board’s remarks are shocking. In an interview with news channel NDTV, Sen said he was “astonished” to hear the CBFCs order adding that the turn of events point towards an authoritarian regime at the helm of affairs...'